Introduction to ISO 9001

We can provide you with an understanding of ISO 9001 to help you decide if it’s right for your organisation and we can show you how to achieve certification, either on your own, or with our help and guidance.

We can carry out a “gap analysis” to determine the extent of your current compliance with ISO 9001 and what needs to be done to reach the required level for certification.

Implementing ISO 9001

We can help you plan and implement ISO 9001 and train your staff to develop, maintain and improve the quality management system that is at the heart of ISO 9001.

We can also train your staff to carry out internal quality audits – a key requirement of ISO 9001 – and how to use them to continually improve the way you work.

Obtaining ISO 9001 Certification

We can help you decide when you are ready to go for certification and help you to select a certification body to carry out the assessment.

We can prepare you for the assessment, ensuring all your staff are properly briefed, and we can be on hand to deal with any issues raised by the assessors – including helping with any corrective action that may be required before a certificate is granted.

Maintaining ISO 9001 Certification

We can help you to keep your Quality Management System operating smoothly and make sure you’re ready for the regular surveillance visits by the assessor.

We can help you prepare for the re-assessment that is required when your certificate expires after three years.

Additional Services

We can help you with any aspect of your quality management system – helping you draft your quality policy, quality manual and procedures, carry out management reviews of the quality system, conduct internal audits and deal with corrective action.

Audit Planning

We will show you how to plan your audits using the process approach from ISO 9001. This ensures that all the key processes, their sequence and interaction, are captured as the basis for the audit programme.

Conducting Audits

Conducting an audit of a process is, in itself, a process and we will show you all the steps in the audit process and the tools and techniques that will help you to conduct an effective audit.

Constructive Feedback

Feedback is a key element of the audit process and should be given during the audit as well as at the end – there should be no surprises! We have developed a simple technique for providing balanced, constructive feedback.

Getting Value from your ISO 9001 Assessor

Your ISO 9001 Assessor is a valuable source of feedback on the operation of your quality management system. We can provide you with guidance on how to get the best out of your assessor.

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